Wild thought - was the teammate his partner (like in doubles tennis)? And because his teammate was hurt, they couldn't compete in doubles? No, good thought though

Was it less time in one particular competition? See below Or was he not able to compete as many times, or against as many other teams, as he would have otherwise? He wasn't able to play in as many games as he otherwise would have. Let's put it that way.

Did the injury affect JUST Tim or the whole team? It affected Tim only, although it did affect one other player in a different way, I suppose. Did the injury prevent them from playing in a tournament or playoff? No

Is Tim a designated hitter? Yes, see below If Noel is right, was the player able to hit but not field because of his injury? So that player DHed instead of Tim? Yes, and that is the

*****SPOILER****** Tim is Tim Martin, the DH for UConn baseball. LJ Mazilli, our normal second baseman, was injured around the beginning of the season (I'm not sure if it was at the beginning or shortly thereafter, as we were on the road for a month or so before coming home due to weirdness of the college baseball schedule starting when there is still snow on the ground in Storrs). LJ (son of ex-Yankee player and coach Lee Mazilli) could hit but not play the field so he was forced to DH. Tim Martin is a second baseman by nature but is a very poor fielder so typically he does not play the field. So, for most of our first few home games, Mazilli DH'ed, Tom Verdi played second, and Martin didn't play. Good job everyone, especially Noel and Balin for the final push. Check out my next puzzle, also a UConn one.

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